This paper investigates use of inventories, or checklists of activities, as an emergency management tool to motivate preparedness action in individuals. It develops the inventory concept to provide the foundation for a more targeted approach to storm preparation communication and community engagement. It also examines the potential efficacy of alternatives to paper-based checklists, such as web or smartphone applications. Academic and grey literature was reviewed to collect activities for a storm inventory for emergency agencies to measure individual preparedness and for individuals to measure their preparation progress. The resulting master list was refined for application and tested for useability in a pilot study of semi-structured interviews in a storm-susceptible community in Queensland, Australia. Also, clustering items by type of preparedness activity reveal where strengths and weaknesses exist in individual preparedness. For instance, preparation for leaving and safety planning were shown to be the areas of weakest activity in the pilot sample, while preparation of the house for a storm was the strongest area. In addition, behaviour change literature shows potential for effective use of an inventory-based smartphone application in motivating preparation activity. Data collected by a storm preparedness smartphone application could show where a communication or engagement program for targeted communities should be focused. It is supported by health literature that identifies preferences of individuals to make progress on complex tasks in stages, the value of lists to achievement of goals and demonstrated increase in uptake of activities prompted by smartphone applications over web or paper-based diaries.

本文调查了使用清单或活动清单作为应急管理工具来激发个人的备灾行动。它开发了清单概念，为风暴准备交流和社区参与提供了更具针对性的方法。它还检查了替代纸质清单的潜在效力，例如Web或智能手机应用程序。审查了学术和灰色文献，以收集有关风暴清单的活动，以便应急机构衡量个人的准备情况，并让个人衡量其准备工作进度。在澳大利亚昆士兰州的一个易受风暴影响的社区中，对半结构式访谈的初步研究进行了初步研究，从而完善了最终的主列表，以供应用和测试其可用性。也，按准备活动的类型对项目进行聚类，可以揭示个体准备中哪些方面存在优缺点。例如，在试点样本中，准备离开和进行安全计划是活动最薄弱的区域，而准备风暴房屋则是最强的区域。此外，行为改变文献显示了有效使用基于清单的智能手机应用程序来激发准备活动的潜力。防灾智能手机应用程序收集的数据可以显示针对目标社区的沟通或参与计划应集中在哪里。健康文献提供了支持，该文献确定了个人在阶段性复杂任务上取得进展的偏好，